Frogfish

Isn't that now on the invasive species list now?

Egeria densa

If that's a sword in the back mid right I would replace it with something that is smaller, I had a sword completely take over a 65gal.

The layout is really nice I think the tank will grow in beautifully.

That's a pretty good idea, will people still be able to put plants in the sunday auction?

Give cryptocoryne a shot they're pretty hardy and undemanding.

Hi and welcome, I hope you enjoy the hobby as much as we do. I started with a free 20g tank that I didn't even want and now have 3 hi tech planted tanks.

Marsilea

Tons of Cryps

Stargrass

Anubias

Uruguay Sword

Rotala Indica

Bolbitis

Staruogyne

Glossostigma

Lindernia

Subwasswetang

Amoracia aquatica

Alternatheira

Rotala macrandra

Uh probably a few more other species o plants too I just can't think of them all right now. Bacopas moneiri and australis.

Happy roots happy plants. Root health is often underestimated and forgotten in most plants. Good job.

Wow that looks great! Good job on the beautiful artwork.

+1 on lettuce or tomatoes or food, jasmine or scented plants sounds cool too. I wonder if parsley or basil might even work or those mini hot peppers. Wow this thread is making me hungry just thinking of all the possibilities.

No deal!

Anyway back to the thread topic I remember the auctioneer last year mentioning important things such as not overfilling bags with water so fish have enough oxygen, plants don't need to be in a bag full of water and double bagging certain species of fish was also recommended. Are there any other things we should keep in mind?

What are people planning on bringing, you can count on seeing lots of my plants there, tanks are on grow out mode right now so the portions should be healthy enough.

You're welcome to babysit anytime we won't charge you hha!

Cotton sewing thread works well to attach flame moss. Can't see the thread after two weeks worth of growth. Can't see the wood after a month....

You could try marsilea for your foreground, my cories dig mine up a bit at first but i'm more stubborn than they are. Another species might be dwarf sag but it does get a little tall if you're going for that carpet look.

Yep it's on Tuesday Feb 10 2015. If in doubt you can always count on it being every second Tuesday it doesn't change.

Whoa that's a pretty good start. So easy to give in to getting more, one is never enough.

Welcome

What's a jar show? Just bring stuff in a jar to show?

Yep just bring whatever the jar show topic is. For example the meeting next Tuesday February 10, jar show is the swordtails and platies family.

Tap water in Calgary is at 7.6 I just tested it with a probe. I would just leave it if the fish seem fine. Changing the pH and keeping it constant would be a lot of work if you are using buffering products. Although if you wanted that perfect pH level you could use a pressurised CO₂ system in conjunction with a pH controller/monitor. The CO₂ would also soften the water a bit and make your plants explode with growth. In reality you should be fine with the same water everybody else in your area are keeping fish in including your local shop.

Sounds like you're making progress, replant your stem plant cuttings to further increase your plant biomass until you come buy my plants in March. I'll even label the bag Vimmer and put in an assortment of plant species from my 36g bowfront lol.

I don't have a lot of experience with diy CO₂ but for the short amount of time that I used it before going pressurised it never had any significant effect if any on pH. Honestly I don't think the diy did much of anything for my set up.

Welcome

Wow good job, that looks pretty cool. If you find a seed please save it for me that's worth huge hap points!

Crowfoot area, I have some fairly easy plants that will work, vals, hygro, ludwigia and cryps. If you have anubias it grows quite well on wood just use an elastic band to secure it to the wood until it attaches itself. I can also give you more anubias if you want.

This is kind of off topic and should probably be on another thread but I wonder how plants transition from hi tech to low tech.

I can easily load you up on free plants. As far as stocking suggestions I am really fond of diamond tetras, they have striking colour and are always on the move especially of you have a strong current.

As far as plant suggestions go, take and try anything you can get for free as a start. What are you looking for, stems, carpet, grass, cryps, red, bright green, dark green, moss? Just remember fishclub girl is who you want to talk to if you want duckweed.

Ok sounds good, there goes my plans to scape a jar...

Swordplant puree? Stargrass souflé?